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Recent Examples of leading lady
The new Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show on the Emerald Coast is coming in late May, and, as Dolly alluded, features an original song from the leading lady of country.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
Yes, the leading lady in your life has a history of loving macaroni necklaces and novelty mugs, but this Mother's Day, grab her something (or some things, plural) with a little more sophistication.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2025
Filming was delayed by two years due to the pandemic and no sooner had the cameras started rolling in 2022 than the movie’s leading lady Rachel Zegler slammed the story in the 1937 animated classic.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And Aniston is a veteran in the rom-com space herself, playing the leading lady in films like Along Came Polly (2004), Just Go with It (2011) and more.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
Yes, the leading lady in your life has a history of loving macaroni necklaces and novelty mugs, but this Mother's Day, grab her something (or some things, plural) with a little more sophistication.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2025
Filming was delayed by two years due to the pandemic and no sooner had the cameras started rolling in 2022 than the movie’s leading lady Rachel Zegler slammed the story in the 1937 animated classic.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And Aniston is a veteran in the rom-com space herself, playing the leading lady in films like Along Came Polly (2004), Just Go with It (2011) and more.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading lady
leading man
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Daniel Kaluuya is perhaps the only Black leading man who rivals Jordan’s mix of critical acclaim and box-office success.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Hutchins was attending a rehearsal at New Mexico’s Bonanza Creek Ranch on Oct. 21, 2021, when she was fatally shot by a prop gun handled by leading man Alec Baldwin.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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